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As I mentioned in my post about painting the background, I was concerned that the paint had made the fabric a little stiff and might be hard to appliqué.
SO…..I performed a test!!
I cut out a small shape and prepped it for applique…..
I picked the area with the most paint and thus the stiffest…..
…and started stitching….
It was SLIGHTLY harder to get the needle into the fabric, but not enough to worry about.
I was able to achieve the stitch size I wanted, and the side I sewed looked great…
Okay….crisis averted.
Next Step…. STEMS AND LEAVES!!
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Who knew I would enjoy hand-appliqué SO much!
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Each Wednesday, I am talking about UFO’s in my studio, whether mine or inherited from others.
Today, we are looking at an inheritance from Nancy.
Nancy was a superwoman in my guild. She was highly active in our charity bee and had personally made hundreds of quilts for children in our local battered women’s shelter.
For Christmas one year, she gave me this sweet angel ornament, and it has become my “quilting angel” in the studio…
Nancy is always looking out for me!!
Sadly, she passed away in 2015.
As her friend was cleaning out her stash, she found this very cute applique quilt….
…along with the instructions saved from some magazine….
I love that she veered from the autumn colors and went for bright and bold owls!
As I have looked at this piece, I realize it just needs a border and some quilting… maybe 3 or 4 hours’ work.
SO…..I plan to finish it up and donate it to our charity group. They will either find someone to give it to or sell it to raise money for batting and thread.
Watch for a future post showing the FINISHED quilt!!
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